Effect of rolling on the friction coefficient in three-body contact

The contact problem of system of particles rolling over a viscoelastic layer bonded to the rigid half-space was considered. Particles have a spherical shape and their radiuses are distributed along Gauss. Earlier, the friction coefficient was obtained for the particles between surfaces in the relative movement of the surfaces using the three-body interaction method. In this study, the contact area was calculated for a system of particles rolling over the viscoelastic layer bonded to the half-space. Using the three-body interaction approach, the friction coefficient was calculated, taking into account the rolling of particles. The results demonstrate that the coefficient of friction, calculated using the three-body model, decreases when the rolling of particles is taken into account.